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Huber was appointed by U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions to investigate the FBI's surveillance of Carter Page and connections between the Clinton Foundation and Uranium One

, starting in November 2017.

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Who is Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ new investigator John Huber?

(AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) Utah US attorney John Huber was revealed Thursday as the person Attorney General Jeff Sessions tasked with looking into Republican claims of FBI misconduct and whether more should have been done to investigate Hillary Clinton’s ties to a Russian nuclear agency.

Who is Jeff Sessions’ Attorney General Counsel?

Since then, Huber has taken on a leadership role on Sessions’ advisory committee of US attorneys that provide counsel to him and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.

Who is US Attorney General Jeffery Huber?

Huber, who has served in both Democratic and Republican administrations as a career prosecutor, nearly had his tenure as US attorney cut short last year. In March 2017, shortly after he took charge of the Justice Department, Sessions asked for the resignations of 46 US attorneys who were previous administration holdovers.

Is Huber back at the Senate?

But President Donald Trump re-nominated Huber in June 2017, and two months later Huber was back at his former post, confirmed by the US Senate for an additional four years.

Who took over Huber's investigation?

BANKS GRANTED POWER TO SEIZE YOUR ACCOUNTS. In April, Barr appointed another US Attorney John Durham, to take over part of Huber’s investigation. AG Barr said he selected Durham because the other special investigator Michael Horowitz has limited investigative powers.

What do Republicans want from Huber?

Republicans want details as to the number of documents and witnesses included in Huber’s investigation. In a letter sent last Monday, they pressed Huber for details about documents and witnesses he has reviewed. Republican Representatives Jim Jordan of Ohio, Doug Collins of Georgia and Mark Meadows of North Carolina wrote:

Who is Jim Jordan?

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) has been most vocal in accusing the Justice Department under President Obama and the FBI of misleading the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISA) in applications for surveillance warrants against former Trump campaign aide Carter Page.

Does Horowitz have the power to compel testimony?

Barr said, “He [Horowitz] doesn’t have the power to compel testimony, he doesn’t have the power really to investigate beyond the current cast of characters at the Department of Justice,” Barr said. “His ability to get information from former officials or from other agencies outside the department is very limited.”.

When did Sessions get fired?

Trump fired Sessions from his post as attorney general in November 2018, after the midterm elections, and has been feuding with him ever since. Trump appointed Bill Barr to replace him.

Who was the first official to review the FBI and DOJ actions during the Obama administration?

But Huber was among the first officials brought in to review FBI and DOJ actions during the latter phase of the Obama administration, though he was directed to look more at Clinton-related controversies. In November 2017, Fox News first reported that Sessions had directed senior federal prosecutors to evaluate “certain issues,” involving the sale of Uranium One, dealings related to the Clinton Foundation and the handling of the Clinton email probe.

Who is the special counsel for Russia?

Rosenstein, who is set to testify on Capitol Hill on Wednesday to discuss the origins of the Russia investigation before the Senate Judiciary Committee, appointed Robert Mueller as special counsel in May 2017.